Basics

When playing, you will notice your player's on-screen status in a corner. The red and blue bar represents your character's life and conviction respectively. Once you're outta red, you're dead. Once you've depleted your blue conviction bar, you can't cast anymore edges. The only way to regain these meters is to level up or pick up the red and blue energy orbs.

You will also notice three bars next to your on-screen status. The bars from top to bottom are range, melee, and conviction. In order to improve these skills, attack monsters while using these types of attacks. Improve your range by firing at enemies. Hack and slash enemies to improve your melee level and keep casting your edges to improve your conviction meter.

As for the characters' stats, here they are:

Kaylie Winter

Creed: Redeemer

Melee Weapon: Two-handed Buster Sword

Ranged Weapon: Black Powder Revolver

Edge 1: Shame

Edge 2: Abjure

Edge 3: Respire

Edge 4: Cleave

Spenser "Deuce" Wyatt

Creed: Avenger

Melee Weapon: Axe

Ranged Weapon: Hunting Rifle

Edge 1: Cleave

Edge 2: Smite

Samantha Alexander

Creed: Defender

Melee Weapon: Katana

Ranged Weapon: Magnum Revolver

Edge 1: Rejuvenate

Edge 2: Ward

Edge 3: Demand

Edge 4: Blast

Kassandra Cheyung

Creed: Martyr

Melee Weapon: Twin Hooked Swords

Ranged Weapon: Twin 45s

Edge 1: Demand

Edge 2: Retribution

Edge 3: Burden

Edge 4: Blaze

Father Esteban Cortez

Creed: Judge

Melee Weapon: Crusader Sword

Ranged Weapon: Crossbow

Edge 1: Word of Power

Edge 2: Burden

Edge 3: Rejuvenate

Edge 4: Rally

Weapons

Double Barrel Shotgun: Two shots per load.

Riot Shotgun: A total of eight shots per load. Recommended for "riots" of enemies.

Combat Shotgun: Like the riot shotgun but with more powerful ammo.

Submachine Gun: A 32-bullet clip is a great way to clear out a group of small enemies.

Assault Rifle: Though only 30 bullets, its accuracy is far superior to the submachine gun. Great for the bigger, badder meanies.

Bullpup Assault Rifle: An upgrade of the Assault Rifle.

Chain Saw: Think Doom.

Flamethrower: Think GTA 1. Fire away.

Rocket Launcer: Only a one "shotter". Think of the great RE series.

Flare Gun: Shoots balls of flame to not only light up areas, but baddies as well.

High Powered Rifle: Having a small 16 clip size balances the immense power.

Grenade Launcher: Four shots in a clip and its accuracy makes it pretty lousy, but splash damage is good.

Chain Gun: Let it rip. The most powerful weapon in this game, with a load of 500 bullets.

AmmoThe weapons described in the above section can be refilled by picking up the weapon or a similar weapon. For example, if you have a double barrel shotgun, picking up a combat shotgun will replenish the double barrel shotgun ammo.

There are also four other types of ammo that enhance your ranged weapon only.

Incendiary Ammo: Your bullets become engulfed in flames. Even though on fire, your enemies will still attack you.

Paralytic Ammo: A single bullet stuns an enemy in place, rendering an easy kill.

Holy Ammo: Hitting an enemy with this type of ammo makes it easier to kill with a melee attack.

Poison Ammo: Poisoned enemies become slower and their attacks are weaker.